LordTheNightKnight said:
misterd said:
rocketpig said:
finalsquall said:
The point is, Sony ain't paying big dosh for studio support. HD DVD and MS have. |
Microsoft has paid studios for HD-DVD? I would love to see a link for that. Good luck finding a reliable one. |
It's a rumor that MS denies, though it has in the past admitted that it would not rule out the possibiity of offering "financial incentives." Transformers director Michael Bay, upset that his film would not be on BluRay, flat out stated that MS is paying studios for HDDVD support, but so far as I know could provide no evidence or first hand knowlege. Today's Digital Bits editorial (http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents) states that BOTH sides were offering large sums to WB to commit one way or the other (likley WB going HDDVD would have extended the war another year or more). Relevent text" Of course, there's already finger-pointing in some quarters, including comments that "large sums of money were obviously involved" to get Warner to switch. If anyone thinks payoffs were the sole reason for Warner's decision, they don't know as much about this business as they'd like to think. It's well worth nothing that BOTH camps these past few weeks were offering extraordinary up-front payments and other incentives to Warner to go exclusive to their format - sums that make the Paramount/DreamWorks deal to go HD-DVD exclusive look like unsalted peanuts. Warner clearly took the deal that offered them not just short-term gain, but also the best potential long-term benefit as well. Unfortunately, they don't have any evidence for their claims either, though I have found their reporting to be accurate in the past. |
Frankly, I don't think they were paid, just that they have a dubious reason for this. They think this will pick their sales up. I'd like to know what info Warner has that will support this, if they even have any. |
What reason sounds dubious to you?
That supporting 3 formats requires more time and expense devoted to putting out each title on home video and also leads to screw ups like putting some HDDVDs in the BluRay Harrry Potter set?
That there was only one major studio (Universal) willing to side with HDDVD without being bribed outright?
That BluRay has a much larger worldwide user base thanks to the PS3?
That BR standalone players outsold HDDVD players over the holiday season, despite costing twice as much (or more)?
That BR movies outsell HDDVD consistently by a factor of 2 or 3?
That going with HDDVD is keeping the format war going, which is causing many customers to hold off buying DVDs (including regular def) until this is settled?
That retailers would rather sell BluRay players over HDDDVD because of the higher mark up,and so devote more shelf space and advertising to that format?
Other than the money being offered by the HDDVD camp, what reason was there NOT to switch?
